Statue of Queen Victoria is a Grade II listed building in the Southend-on-Sea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 August 1974. Statue. 2 related planning applications.

Statue of Queen Victoria

WRENN ID
fallen-portal-curlew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Southend-on-Sea
Constituency
Southend East and Rochford MP: Mr Bayo Alaba (Ind)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 August 1974
Type
Statue
Address
Statue of Queen Victoria, Cliff Town Parade, SS1 1DN
OS grid reference
TQ 880 851
Coordinates
51.53416, 0.70965
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Statue of Queen Victoria is a stone statue erected in 1898 to commemorate the Queen's jubilee, presented to the town by Alderman B Tolhurst. The statue depicts the Queen enthroned and pointing towards the sea. It is set on a tall pedestal that features ornamental 'Gothic' blank arcading.

Local climate

Statue of Queen Victoria receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 12 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 1998
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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